If Neuroscience Needs Behavior, What Does Psychology Need?

Frontiers in Psychology

Francisco J. Parada¹ 

关键词: 4E-cognition;    complex networks;    psychology;    neuroscience;    mechanistic explanation;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00433

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Recently, Krakauer et al. (2017) posed an intriguing question about the role of behavior in current neuroscientific endeavors. Ultimately, the authors advocate for a broader conceptualization of neural action when it comes to cracking the code to understand the recursive brain-to-behavior relationship. Even though a skeptic reader might argue that many of the ideas presented and discussed by Krakauer et al. (2017) are not new, it seems relevant to highlight that these are not necessarily sustained and practiced by all brain scientists. It also seems relevant to point at the fact that an important group of researchers might even refuse some of the discussed aspects. Undoubtedly the debate will continue because critical thinking and constant revisiting of procedures and ideas—old and new—is at the heart of any and every healthy scientific effort.

【 授权许可】

CC BY